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  1. Harvest 1874

    The Great Mystery of Evil

    Excerpt taken from a discourse by Brother George Tabac Feb. 1990 The word Mystery or Mysteries comes from the Greek word Musterion and is used in the New Testament 27 times. Strong defines it as a secret or mystery imposed by initiation into a religious rite. Vines Dictionary defines its...
  2. Harvest 1874

    The Permission of Evil, Part 2

    Ability to love implies ability to hate; hence we may reason that the Creator could not make man in his own likeness, with power to love and to do right, without the corresponding ability to hate and to do wrong. This liberty of choice, termed free moral agency, or free will, is a part of man's...
  3. Harvest 1874

    The Permission of Evil, Part 1

    THE PERMISSION OF EVIL AND ITS RELATION TO GOD'S PLAN “The Scriptures declare that all things were created for the Lord's pleasure (Rev 4:11)--without doubt, for the pleasure of dispensing his blessings, and of exercising the attributes of his glorious being. And though, in the working out of...
  4. Harvest 1874

    Why does God permit evil?

    “Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?” (Amos 3:6) Where did evil originate? Is God the author of evil? “The word evil in the text cited has the meaning in the Hebrew language of adversity. These evils or...
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    Why is there Evil in this world?

    This is a lengthy post (so I apologize). It is the text from a sermon I delivered on the subject of evil in the world. Just passing it along for edification or discussion. Why Is There Evil: Sermon April 13, 2008 The Hardest Question Ever Asked Timothy, my oldest of two children, once...